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Manitoba Provincial Road 302

provincial road in Manitoba, Canada

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 6, 2025
Entity authorityQ18352249 ↗
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Provincial Road 302 (PR 302) is a provincial road in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. The 110-kilometre (68 mi) road travels through parts of six municipalities.

Route description

The north terminus of PR 302 is located at the junction of PTH 44 and PR 215 near Beausejour. From there, the road heads south, crossing the Trans-Canada Highway at Richer, and eventually ends at PR 201 approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of Vita. Along the way, it has short concurrences with PTH 15 and PR 210, and travels through the communities of Beausejour, Richer, La Broquerie, and Zhoda.

Along its route, the road surface of PR 302 alternates between pavement and gravel. The following sections are paved, two-lane road:

from PTH 44 (Beausejour) to PTH 15 (designated as Class A1 highway by Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation)

from PR 501 to PTH 52 (La Broquerie)

from PTH 12 (Zhoda) to PR 201.

History

PR 302 was originally designated from Beausejour to PR 303. In 1985–1986, PR 302 extended further south to Vita along a new route from PR 303 to Zhoda and PR 208 from Zhoda to Vita.

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